Postcode WS3 4LZ (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 4LZ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS3 4LZ is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS3 4LZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS3 4LZ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS3 4LZ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to WS3 4LZ is Peolsford Road which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Old Town Lane and is 114 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 3.06 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 4LZ (for ages 11 and under) is Pelsall Village School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on June 21, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 15, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of WS3 4LZ is Toby Carvery and is 3.44 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 3.2 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 126 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 95.5% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS3 4LZ is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Walsall Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS3 4LZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS3 4LZ, and the approximate distance away.

Peolsford Road 52 m
Townfold 52 m
Highfield Road 109 m
St Margarets Road 111 m
Old Town Lane 133 m
Norbury Avenue 145 m
Hampton Grove 158 m
School Lane 163 m
Green Lane 182 m
Ashtree Road 209 m
High Street 229 m
Chapel Street 291 m
Mount Road 291 m
Clarendon Place 292 m
B4154 294 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 4LZ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS3 4LZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
241 m
Ryders Hayes School Good
(January 9, 2020)
498 m
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
701 m
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.31 km
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.42 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
1.58 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
1.83 km
Lower Farm Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.91 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.02 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.04 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.1 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
2.23 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
2.24 km
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.31 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
2.56 km
Blakenall Heath Junior School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.61 km
All Saints National Academy Requires improvement
(January 13, 2022)
2.63 km
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 8, 2021)
2.77 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.78 km
Radleys Primary School Good
(January 29, 2020)
2.86 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS3 4LZ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.2 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.2 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
3.2 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.2 km
Moss Farm Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2016
3.44 km
The Beach Hut 'behind' Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
3.44 km
Toby Carvery Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
3.44 km
BP Connect Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
3.88 km
McDonalds @ Roadchef Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.88 km
Crackin Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 10, 2019
3.89 km
Costa Drive Thru Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.96 km
Leon @ Roadchef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
3.96 km
Spar @ Road Chef Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.96 km
Wiltshire Farm Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 4, 2020
3.96 km
Springhill Farm Retailers - other Exempt
4.11 km
The Range Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 26, 2016
4.11 km
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 24, 2017
4.2 km
Event Catering Services Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
4.2 km
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 2, 2017
4.2 km
Cannock Dairy Vans Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
4.21 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS3 4LZ - Data from Apr 2022

Old Town Lane Bus Stop/Station 114 m
Old Town Lane Bus Stop/Station 123 m
School Lane Bus Stop/Station 246 m
School Lane Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Pelsall Common Bus Stop/Station 260 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 3.06 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 3.08 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 3.22 km
East Midlands Airport Air 48.49 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS3 4LZ - Data from Dec 2021

Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 746 m
Pelsall Junction Inland Water 844 m
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Engine Lane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Wyrley Common Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
The Swag Inland Water 2.68 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Lady Pool Inland Water 3.37 km
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.63 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.79 km
Gains Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.81 km
Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.93 km
The Clumps Woodland Or Forest 3.98 km
Sneyd Reservoir Inland Water 4.12 km
Castlebank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.17 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS3 4LZ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.7 Mbps 126 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 10
30-300 Mbps 0% 117.6 17.9
300+ Mbps 95.5% 460 36

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 225,065 kWh - mean 9,785 kWh : median 9,612 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 63,920 kWh - mean 2,779 kWh : median 2,575 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 4LZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.63017900
Longitude -1.97065900
OS Easting 402083
OS Northing 0303603
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5548
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward Pelsall
Local Authority District Walsall
Region / Government Office Region West Midlands
European Electoral Region West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Black Country
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council The Black Country

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000030
Travel To Work Area Wolverhampton and Walsall

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Walsall Teaching
Cancer Alliance West Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
West Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
The Black Country and West Birmingham
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Aldridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021088
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 003C
Output Area / Small Area 8C3